World through the aperture

A Mandarin duck is chased by another duck in an ice-covered pond in Central Park in New York City, the US, on March 4, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

A diver looks at a Gorgonian (Eunicella labiata) in the Mediterranean Sea, near La Ciotat, southeastern France, on March 3, 2019. (Photo by AFP)A paddleboarder tries to catch a wave at Devereux beach after a snowstorm dumped around 15 inches of snow around the Greater Boston area in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the US, on March 4, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Traditional Taiwanese fishing boats are seen at low tide, in Bali district, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on March 3, 2019. (Photo by AFP)A general view of surveillance cameras near the central business district in Singapore on March 5, 2019 (photo by Reuters)An aerial view shows a deforested area of the Amazon Jungle in southeast Peru caused by illegal mining, during a Peruvian military operation to destroy illegal machinery and equipment used by wildcat miners in Madre de Dios, Peru, on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A plow makes its way up a hill by the Bunker Hill Monument after a storm dumped 15 inches of snow in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the US, on March 4, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Fireworks light up the sky over the Xiangzhou port of Zhuhai during a celebration to mark 40 years since Zhuhai became a city, in Guangdong Province, China, on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A Vietnamese fruit vendor is reflected on a glass panel while waiting for customers in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)